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I bought this unit used, and I searched many projectors and checked out many reviews before purchasing this unit. The units I looked into were within $1000-$2000 up or down of the price of this units MSRP. However I paid nowhere close to this units new price, but all the units I were looking at were within a few hundred dollars used of the 10HT that I purchased. I've never owned a projector, and the wife did not want me buying an LCD flat screen. I compared; Hitachi, Sharp, the Bravia, Epson, Toshiba and Mitsubishi. I do not recall the actual models, but the MSRP wasn't too far off from each other. The models listed above had different ANSI Lumens, contrast ratios and bulb life differences. I based what I wanted to buy upon the contrast ratio, the quality of the product, and all the consumer reviews from each of the products. I'm not a millionaire, so what I buy must last, even if it is used. I know I'll have to buy bulbs yeah, but this came with a free bulb, and bulb that is currently in it reports 1908 hrs on it. The picture looks sharp, clear and clean. Blacks really are black, the brightness is brighter than expected even with my uncontrolled lighted living room. You can watch this in well lit rooms, I have 6 32w fluorescent bulbs and it still looks great to me! However, I use my regular tube for regular TV and my daughters cartoons and save the BIG SCREEN for awesome movie viewing! I think my screen is a 1.1, anything above 1.3 is supposed to be a bit distracting so I read, but that also depends on so many different circumstances. As for my circumstance, I looked for a 1.0 and 1.1. I'm using component connections coming from my receiver, however the inputs are vast enough for any consumer. S-Video, your regular Yellow RCA, and 2 component inputs and something about progressive component within the same inputs A & B. I would recommend this to any who are weary of the ANSI Lumen output to be a problem, and I know the Contrast Ratio is not listed anywhere, and I still can't find it, but it too is way better than expected!! I'll be honest, that was pretty much all I worried about, since it wasn't posted anywhere, however the reviews assured me that I would be happy, and indeed I AM! You can walk up to the screen and basically see each and every little digitally colored square upon my screen, I have good eyes. Plenty of MENU options to customize, and digit keystoning, and the fan noise?? Haven't heard it yet, and the projector is currently sitting right in front of me. It's quiet! Once again I bought this used, for nearly a 10th of the price, and 1908hrs and I'm truly amazed! If you're looking used, get this one. If you're a new buyer, you'll love this I assure you, read all the reviews you can, you'll find them all VERY helpful! I know I'm probably leaving many details out, but for 9 years old and nearly 2000hrs on bulb, (no idea how long it lasts) I'm more than satisfied with my purchase, and expect to be happy for many years to come.

Setup, Setup, Setup. Out of the box this projector throws the best LCD picture I've seen. It is just too darn easy to get going. I was expecting days of calibration instead of minutes.

Screen size adjustments. Placement is similar to CRT type projectors.

We starting building our dedicated theater in Nov 2001. During the early phases of construction we researched projectors. From CRT, DLP, to LCD. The 10HT was the best picture in the 3k-6k price range. Picutue quality is outstanding. The blacks are black and the resolution is great. I have read tons of reviews on this projector and most have something to say about the black levels. They are the best I have seen in the price range. This projector did a better job than Sharp's new DLP. Married with a progressive DVD player this projector is at its best. The ability of this projector to process anything you throw at it is just outstanding. The internal upscaling makes your external video processors unnescessary. I haven't seen the 11HT yet and have not read many reviews but I can't imagine must requirement to improve on the 10HT. Just a great product for the dedicated HT buffs like us. We opened our dedicated theater on Dec 7, 2002 with a double feature of Spiderman and StarWars II - Attack of the Clones. Everyone's first impression was Awe with the picture size, brighness, contrast, and color. Since then we have been showing off our 10HT every chance we get...yeah even Monday night football looks great at approximately 9.5ft x 6ft Anyone looking to a projector below 6k should find this projector.

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Infocus LCD, Boxlight DLP

price color pictrue great blacks

no weaknesses that i can find

first thing is. this is the best move/dvd veiwing i have ever seen. color is great. picture is better then CRT DLP and old lcd i have one dead pixel. that you can not see unless you are on a black screen 3 foot away. TRUST ME. 10 dead pixels and you would never see thim on any move.;

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sony crt infocus 350 sharp z1000

16:9, picture quality, connections, 720p native HDTV

A little bit noisy (now at least, not when introduced), 1000/2000 houes bulb life, bulb price, expensive ceiling mount.

Simply a great piece of hardware. I haven''t seen any projector that can measure up to its quality at the price. The colour and contrast is great, and can be even greater when tweaked with a colour temperature instrument through the service and factory menus.

Bright, High resolution display that is native 16:9, quiet

Typical LCD projector screen-door effect. Pick a low gain screen or else you will experience some problems with hot spots. Dust blobs can occur, and the projector will have to be cleaned out.

I don't actually own one, but have been doing research while my house is being built. I have compaired it against many projectors that are of the same style, since I don't want to use a 3-gun CRT projector for size and cost reasons.
This projector is quiet, bright and high res. What else could you want. Well o.k., it is also 16:9 native which is great for watching the HDTV broadcasts of football games and even Jay Leno.
I went to CES to make sure that there were no other projectors coming out that would change my mind on the Sony, but instead walked out with renued confidence that I am picking the right projector. I saw the new 16:9 panel Sanyo (1366x768) that costs $4-5k more, the Yamaha 4:3(1024x768) DLP that is about the same as the Sanyo, the Sharp 16:9(1280x720) DLP that will be between $12k and $15K, the Seleco 250 model that is 4:3(1024x768) that is around $12k, the Toshiba that is 16:9 (1280x720) that will be around $9k and others that were not as nice as those that cost more. Out of all of them, the Sony still wins. It is much less money, has all the brightness or better of the others and has the highest resolution (same as the Sanyo).
In my mind, the Sony still wins.

Simple to use, great resolution. Very very solid picture for an LCD projector or otherwise.

I find that the operating noise can be a little distracting occasionally but that is being picky. It does need to be professionally tuned or set up with Video Essentials for best results

I bought this projector because when I saw the picture the first time it was way better than I expected was available from front projection at the price. I was considering purchasing a top end rear-projection set but I am now using this projector on a 110" screen and I am yet to see a rear projection image half as good, let alone anywhere near this big.

Everytime I watch a DVD I am very glad I own this unit.

Crystal clear, bright, exceptional value for the image size/quality, good menus/ergonomics/connections

Well, I can't stand to watch my old 46" Hitachi RPTV anymore, a few minor optical flaws

Mated with a Toshiba SD-6200 (progressive scan/component output) and BetterCables component hook-ups the VW10HT produces images surpassed only (and barely then) at the theatre--yes, that includes the $40K Runco! Except for the Sony's really-grey blacks actually being BLACK on the Runco, I could see almomst no appreciable difference at the same screen size (100"), viewed from the same distance (~12 ft., thus alleviating the slight "screen door" effect) and in the same blacked-out conditions. My only complaint is there appears to be a little corruption inside the lens assembly, causing a couple of slight "bruises" on the projected image. If anyone knows how to disassemble the lens reliably, I'd love to hear from you; I have a can of compressed air with this thing's name on it!

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Aforementioned old Hitachi; checked out new 9" CRT RPTVs from Philips, Samsung and Hitachi; helped a friend set up and tune his new 9" Runco CRT proj.

Very good image quality, but with severe faults, as stated below

Poor quality controls that make many defective units to be sold to final customers

I have published a web page where I explain all the problems we have had with this projector. We think is a very good projector, but there must be severe production problems that are causing to lots of defective units to come out from the factory, and are being sold too. In our case, we have returned already two units, and we are waiting for the third one. But the worst thing of all is that Sony is considering that some of theese unaceptable faults, like bright dead pixels, or large decolorated areas of the screen, bright hotspots and dust blobs, are "under specifications", so they try not to change the unit. We have had lots of problems to get the second unit returned, as you can see in our page. We are updating it with every new thing that happens.

http://www.arrakis.es/~triduo

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Sony CPJD-500, Philips Fellini (at home), Infocus, Nec and Plus projectors (at work)

Resolution, 16:9 LCD panels, low 34db noise level, brightness, long bulb life, the list goes on!

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This projector is without peer. DVD and especially HDTV programming is stunning. This projector is user friendly and easy to set-up out-of-the-box. Matched with the DaLite High Power screen and a progressive scan DVD player, the overall Home Theater package while evaluating features and benefits are tough to beat at ANY price. Sony offers a 3yr warranty that covers defective/malfunctioning units.
I believe this projector will retain its technological advantages over competitive brands for several years, before the next quantum leap in HT projection systems is avail. to consumers. In a ever changing environment, the Sony 10HT fits quite well in a relatively long term HT plan.

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Have seen all the LCD's, DlP's proj units before deciding on the Sony